See the Law of Deception

Chapter 89 New Supernatural Items
The train slowly started moving, and Lu Jinzhao felt a slight tremor. Meng Ning was ultimately unable to get back on the train.

Lu Jinzhao spent the money she had saved to repair her injuries. In the end, the money on her train ticket reached 2100 after this train journey.

At least it broke the 2000 mark, which is a considerable sum for a passenger who hasn't taken the train many times.

Although he spent a lot of money to repair his body, he had to admit that the train's service was indeed powerful. In just a few minutes, Lu Jinzhao felt that his body had recovered to an extremely healthy level.

However, while her body was repaired, her spirit remained weak.

However, at least there's no need to worry about the physical condition gradually declining until it becomes unbearable due to excessively scarce sleep. In any case, every time you enter the platform and come out alive, you can repair your body.

As the train doors closed completely, a newspaper appeared on the seat bearing Lu Jinzhao's name.

The newspaper was placed on the table, and Lu Jinzhao didn't even notice when it appeared. He only knew that when he turned his eyes to look at the table, he saw something that was clearly not there when he got on the bus.

But when Lu Jinzhao saw the newspaper, he already knew what it was.

She had seen descriptions of this thing on the forum.

As expected, when she picked up the newspaper, she saw a picture of a candle with a bell tied with a red string.

Next to the two images are lines of annotations.

"As expected. I guessed right."

Candles and bells are both considered supernatural items.

When passengers bring paranormal items from the platform onto the train, a newspaper will appear, briefly explaining the effects and side effects of the new paranormal item.

However, this only applies to new paranormal items brought out from the platform; items found on deceased passengers will not be included.

Lu Jinzhao glanced at the newspaper. The candle was indeed a supernatural object, and its function seemed to have changed slightly after it was taken out of the funeral home.

When you light it, the evil spirits will be driven away.

A simple and clear explanation.

Lu Jinzhao clearly remembered that even holding candles in the funeral home could not scare away the ghost with red ropes tied to its feet.

According to speculation on the forum, supernatural items undergo some kind of change after being brought onto a train, as if the train imposes constraints and rules on them. Presumably, this candle is no exception.

However, it doesn't have any side effects.

Instead, the combustion rate increases.

[Burning extremely fast; dispelling evil spirits will increase the candle's burning speed.]

It cannot help you avoid overly powerful demons; please carefully consider when to use it.

This instruction manual is quite detailed, even including precautions, which is better than Lu Jinzhao expected.

Lu Jinzhao estimated that the candles still looked to be more than half full, but if they were to be attacked by a vengeful ghost, they would probably only be enough for one use. If the platform was of a higher level, they would probably be completely useless.

However, it's at least a life-saving trump card, and it has no side effects. If used properly, it should at least help her avoid one attack from a vengeful ghost. More noteworthy than the candle is the bell.

Wearing it, you are both dead and alive.

The description of the bell begins with a riddle, but the newspaper then details the bell's specific function.

When you wear it, you will lose all traces of the living, and ghosts will not attack the dead.

But please note, when you fasten it, you are also dying.

Never wear it on your body for more than ten minutes.

Lu Jinchao looked at it and frowned slightly.

This explanation is less detailed than that for the candle.

Judging from this text, the bell is also a supernatural item purely used for survival. Supernatural items can be simply divided into three categories: for fighting, for survival, and for tools.

Combat items are generally highly offensive, whether against people or ghosts, while tools are more auxiliary, such as some supernatural items that dispel illusions.

As for life-saving items, the wooden box she already had was a life-saving supernatural item. Unexpectedly, the two items she took out this time were also life-saving items.

However, you can never have too many supernatural items that can save your life.

The more ways you can save your life, the greater your chances of survival.

However, the side effects of the bell seem to be a bit too much.

Even from just the words, Lu Jinzhao sensed an ominous feeling in the phrase "You are also dying".

Candles have no side effects because they are disposable items and cannot dispel overly powerful evil spirits. Bells, on the other hand, are not disposable and can turn living people into "dead" people to avoid evil spirits, making them incredibly powerful. Yet, the platform that produces them is only a [C] level platform!

Under these circumstances, its side effects are unlikely to be minimal.

Unfortunately, all supernatural items become ineffective on the train; otherwise, Lu Jinzhao could have tried them out before the train arrived at the station.

"Having two more supernatural items to save my life is actually a good thing."

However, her next appearance will likely be more challenging.

Based on the experience of predecessors, passengers' level upgrades and mission difficulty generally depend on their personal abilities and the number of times they have completed missions. Among the personal abilities, possessing supernatural items is one of them.

One post stated that if a veteran player has a friend who joins the train as a new passenger, it's best not to directly gift her overly powerful supernatural items. This could cause the train to judge her level based on the supernatural item, thus increasing the difficulty of her missions and potentially leading to her death.

Now, her mission count has already surpassed that of a novice, and moreover, she now possesses three supernatural items. Lu Jinzhao has a premonition that the next time she steps onto the platform, she will likely face a [B] level platform!

It is said that reaching this level of platform is completely different from the two lowest-level platforms, and the [B] level platform is considered a "high-difficulty" entry point. Moreover, the lowest fate will appear in the [B] level platform!
She's now troubled not only by the sheepskin, but also by the wooden box. Perhaps she can find some solutions within the more challenging platform.
As she pondered, Lu Jinzhao realized that she was no longer averse to entering more challenging platforms. It wasn't that she was completely unafraid of being a passenger and facing dangers, but rather that she felt she should now move to higher-level platforms to improve her passenger status, find more clues related to the train, and resolve her own troubles, rather than lingering on lower-level platforms.

Only when she sheds her status as a "low-class passenger" can she truly engage in conversations with some of the more experienced passengers.

(End of this chapter)